On Monday night, Julius Randle notched his first regular-season triple-double as a Minnesota Timberwolf in a 125–109 win over the Brooklyn Nets. It’s a fitting exclamation point to what’s been an excellent seven-game stretch to open the season.

Every NBA team now has a G League affiliate and at least one prospect with a pathway to a standard NBA contract and role.

Welcome to For The Win's NBA Player Rankings for the 2025-2026 season. NBA basketball is a game defined first and foremost by its biggest stars. You can play together. You can play with synergy. You can have the best game plan imaginable. None of that ...

Ranking prospects can be vastly different than players because one is about forecasting for the future, while the other is an assessment of where they are today. In other words, this list is more about who are the best long-term assets, or who could be the best players when they reach their prime, and not who are the best today.

Jamal Crawford had been long enough in the league to know the dos and don'ts. The eighth pick in the 2000 draft has played 20 seasons in the NBA and retired as one of the best off-the-bench players ever.

Giannis Antetokounmpo was shown taking seven steps and one dribble, and not being called for traveling, during the Bucks' Oct. 28 win over the Knicks.

Victor Wembanyama looked like an MVP candidate and his San Antonio Spurs appeared unstoppable through the first five games of the season.